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THE DAILY PRESS
I? the only newspaper
In Newport i Newa
that reoelvM full As*
?eclated Pres? report.
VOL. XL, NO. 159
MRS THAW IS CHARGED
WITH MEETING WHITE
Witness Comes Forward and Says
That He Had Seen the Two
Together In Rector's.
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STORY IS EMPHATiCALLY DEHIEO
Mre. Holman, Mother of the Actress
Wife, 8ay8 She Never Introduced
Her Daughter > to the Architect?
Thaw'a <, Mother I? on Her Way
Home From Europe.
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'yw . " . (Hy A^llpqlatcd- Press.)
?NEW ' YORK. N. Y., July 6.?
?Dr. Allen MbLanc Hamilton, thy
alleiilst, who Iihs been retained hy
the defense, spent nearly two hours
with Thaw today.
That Mrs. Thaw and Stauford
White wero on friendly terms up to
last September Is tho assertion made
In a signed statement given out to?
day by John Burns, who was em?
ployed by White as a chauffeur.
Former Judge Olcott after reading
the statement given out today by
?Chauffeur Burns said He wished to
deny absolutely that Mrs. Thaw siuca
her marriage bud Ween a guest of
White, and had used his automobile.
There Is not our chance in a million
of It being tirtie, said Judgo Olcott.
Assistant District Attorney Uarvan
says ho does not believe the story.
Harry/'Thaw Is fretting greatly
over his Incarceration. Tho long
days, and the longer evenings and
nights, without company in his cell
/ lu tho Tombs arc In direct ^outrajt
to bis gay and free and easy life,
where tho lights are the brightest.
His guards say that while his phy?
sical condition hns improved, in
that he has gained weight, and his
complexion has becomo clearer, his
nervousness and irritability at times,
gives indication that the confinement
Is telling.
His guards say that from what he
has said that he worries little ailrout
what tho outcome of his case hiay
be, but frots over the restraint and
confinement of 'prison life. His wife
called on him again today, and spent
some time. The visits of his wife
are the only bright moments in his
dally routine. Ho awaits them eager?
ly. Tha/w reads the papers carefully,
but has little to say to his keepers.
MRS THAW DINED WITH WHITE
SAYS DEAD MAN'S CHAUFFEUR
Actreis-Wlfe and Architect Intimate
Friends After Her Marriage,
to Plttsburger.
NEW YORK. July 6.?John Bums,
who says he was night 'chauffeur to
Stanford White for nine months, be?
ginning the latter part of January,
1905, ha a/,?tatement made today to
the Evening World, declares that
Mrs. Thaw dined with White since
her marriage and rode In tho auto?
mobile.
"Evelyn Nesblt," Burns averB,
"rode in Mr. White's electric han?
som on two occasions which I woll
recall. She was alone on one occa?
sion and with a lady on the other.
"The first time I ever saw the
present Mrs. Thaw -was In February,
ibetween 12 and 1 o'clock In the
morning, standing with a "Company of
men and women on the sidewalk in
front of Rector'b. Mr. White escort?
ed her to the machine and put her
In, saying: "Take this lady home, aud
then come right/ back to me. Sev?
eral days passed before I saw Miss
Nesblt again.
"Hello, Stannle," She 8aid.
"Late In Februnry or enrly in
March I took Mr. White to a dinner
in West Thirty-sixth street. Hardly
had Mr. White reached the sidewalk
when a horse hansom approached
from Broadway, pulled up, and Mlas
Ne3blt iumpedvto the sidewalk and
approached. Mr. White, saying, as sho
held out her hand: 'Hello, Stannle,
how have you been?' They talked
for a few minutes and then he bade
her good night.
"The second time Miss Neablt rode
In Mr. White'* cab was in the latter
part of September. I had gone to
NE!
Rector's to get him from a dlnnor.
He come out with threo men and
two wouiun, one of whom was Miss
Nesbit. 'Take those two women
home. Johnnie, he said to mo.
?This was about one o'clock in
the morning. If I am not mistaken
I took the women to the Hotel York,
'viter I returned and took Mr. Wbi??
and his frleuds to the Kulckorbockor
Club.
Wrffte Rode Alone.
~"Mr. White always rode alone In
his electric hansom while 1 whs driv?
ing it, savo on such occasions us ho
was accompanied by Mrs. White, his
son, or his club friends.
"The machine was often loaned
out to his frleuds, by Mr. White,
ami was used In carrying young
women to ?md from theatres during
a season of bad wculhcr.
"Mr. White was a kind-hearted
and generous employer. The roports
which have been printed attacking
bis character 1 know to be lies. I
never once took Mr. White to his
studio In Madison Square tower
In the company of a woman, and I
uover saw a woman enter there.
'"As far as I can say, he was a
good-living mun, with porbaps a too
kind heart."
Thaw and the former chorus girl
were married on April 4, 1905, live
month* previous to the night in
September when Burns alleges that
Mrs. Thaw dined with White and his
frlcmls at Rector's.
MRS. THAW'S MOTHER TALKS.
Denies That She Introduced Daugh?
ter to White.
PITTSBURG, PA., July ?.?Mrs.
Charles .1. Holnuin. mother of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, made tho following
statement today:
"I never introduced my daughter
to Stanford White. I never took her
to theatre managers, i. accompanied
her, es I would not permit her going
alone.
"I have been maliciously mlsreprc
I Bented. My story will be told at tho
I proper lime. I am not In strict se?
clusion. I have recolved all friends,
[ but bnvc denied reporters."
MRS. THAW COMING HOME.
Sails From Dover on the Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria.
DOVER. ENG., July 0.?Mrs. Wil?
liam Thaw, mother of Harry Thaw,
the slayer of Stanford White, sailed
tor home till* afternoon on board the
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria.
$149,040 POLICY PAID
Mrs White Gets a Big Sum From
an Insurance Company.
WIDOW COLLECIS THE AMOUNT
There Are Other Amounts Still Due
Which Will Probably Bring the
Total Up to More Than Two Hun?
dred Thousand Dollars.
(By Associate? Press.)
NEW YORK. N. Y., July 6.?
The widow of Stanford White wns
paid today by the Equitable Life As?
surance Society $119,040, whioh wns
the value of a single policy Mr.
White had carried on his life for
many years.
There arc other policies for com?
paratively small amounts Issued by
the Equitable on the life of Mr.
White, on wOilch no claim for pay?
ment has yet been presented.
The face value of these policies is
about $65,000, but their value to
the bonoflclarles is $50,000.
When Mr. WOilte took out these
policies his physical condition was
not perfect and the contract he made
with the Equitnhle provided that If
death occurred within a certain pe?
riod a deduction should be made.
Five Years For Diamond Thief.
QMAHA. NEB.. July 6.?Mrs. Mae
Hayes, convicted for Uie theft from
a local Jewelry firm of a $300 diam?
ond, which she is alleged to have
swallowed was today sentenced to
five years tin the penitentiary.
Negro 'Mutineer Hanged.
WILMINGTON, N. C, July 6.?
For' the murder of the white crew
of the schooner Harry Befwind, off
the North Carolina coast last Oc?
tober, Henry Scott, a Baltimore ne?
gro, was hanged here today.
rVPORT NEWS, VAm i
ITORPEDO FLOTILLA
TO STOP BLOODSHED
i
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j Wasps or the Navy Stationed at
Norfolk Receive Hurry up
Orders to Sail.
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I DOMINICANS ARE ON WAR-PATH
Situation Ta Critical and Uncle 8am
May Take a Hand in the Rumpus
and Force Combatants to Observe
the Marquis of Queensbury Rules |
by Landing Marines.
(My Associated Press.)
NORFOLK, VA.. July G.?-It was re?
ported at the navy yard, hero today!
that the entire third torpedo bout]
HotIIla has been ordered to Santo|
Domingo to ltdlcvo the warships now
In those waters.
Dominicans Fighting.
WASHINGTON. D. C, July C?
A cablegram received at the navy
department today from Commander
Southorland in charge of American
naval forces In Dominican watct'3
was as follows:
"The government leaders have at?
tacked the rebels, 500 strong, but
are being met by guonillu tactics
ami the prospects are that If these
tactics arc continued the government
forces, fititt strong, will be worn out.
The leaders of the old revolutionary
movement are eudeavoting to return|
to the country.
"The government also has a gun?
boat at Monte Christi ready to as?
sist the soldiers in the attack."
In the case of a conflict on the
Island of Santo Domingo, It Is tho
duty of lite United States, according |
to a high official to soe that "the
Marquis of Queensbury rules are ob?
served."
It Is the ibellef of officials hotel
that hostilities cannot proceed fnr|
without making nccessnry tho land?
ing of marines from the American]
warships to sen tltat none of the
agreements which have been made
wilth the Santo Domlngg government)
are violated.
WHITE AFTER SCHOOL GIRLS
Former Actress Tells Horrible $t>Qy
About Architect.
GLOUCESTER, N. J.. July 6.?A-1
New York detective who Is at work |
looking tip evidence for counsel for
Harry Thaw, ywho" shot Stanford
White, was here and consulted Bijou
L. Price, a former actress, who ap?
peared before the footlights in New
York for many years with her sister
under the names of the "Ball 8ls
ters."
?MIfs Price said that for a number
of years she conducted a store in
One Hundred and Flfty-flftb street,
Now YorK, oposito a school house.
Several times a man visited .her
store during the recess hours at the
school and took an Interest In the
little girls, even going so far as to
offer her $25 for every girl between
13 and 15 years of ago that she
might procure for him. He said he
wanted them to appear on the stage.
The womau spurned his ofTev. The
man, she declares, was Stanford
White.
BUTTON WILL GO TO COURT.
Intends to Fight For Position of In?
surance Commissioner,
(Special to the Dally Press.)
RICHMOND, VA., July 6.?Colonel I
Joseph Button, elected to the office j
of State Insurance commissioner, an
nounccd today that be had determin- ]
ed to invoke the aid of the court:
In the mKtter of requiring the cor-1
poration commission to recognize j
him as the head of the bureau.
Colonel Button was elected to the
office of Insurance commissioner in
the closing days of the last general
I assembly. Tho time flxed for him to
enter- upon the discharge of his du?
ties wad July 1.
When he aplied to the commlo-]
slon June 30 to; qualify he was hand?
ed a communication which set forth
that there was doubL.'ss. to the
power which should appoint him, and
that body declined to receive his
bind or to permit him to qualify.
SATURDAY. JULY 7,
ARTIFICIAL ISLAND
FORT FOR THE CAPES
War Department Plans Another
"Rip-Raps" to Carry. Big
Guns at Mouth o( Bay,
JAPANESE MODEL WILL BE COPIED
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Gigantic Undertaking Proposed For
Fortifications to Safeguard All
Cities That Are Tributary to At?
lantic Ocean via Chesapeake Bay?
Work Already Outlined.
{Hy Associated Tress.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jtljf 6.?
Pinns for nn nrllflc.lnl Island between
Capos Henry and Charlca. for the do
fence of Chcsupcako Buy. Hampton
Roads and all the rivers wlalch empty
Into then), will hn fuodelctl after the
island fort Japan has constructed for
the. defence of Tokio, In enso tho Jap?
anese government will permit Briga?
dier Gonorn) John P. Story. U. B. A.,
former chief of artillery, to Inspect
tho fortifications Iii Tokio harbor.
Brigadier General Story 1b now In Ja?
pan on leave.
The general scheme as outlined for
the defence of the Virginia enpes con
templates tho Installation of 11 inch
guns on the proposed Island between
the two capes as well as big guns on
tho mainland at both Capo Henry und
Cupe Charles.
. It 1b likoly that tho proposed Island,
with its Immense guns, will ho located
much nearer to Capo Henry than to
Capo Charles. Between thb capes the
?'.hannol which can' bo naytgatftd by
large ships Is only about five mlfeB
wide. 1 The other water Is ho shoal
that no defonce of It Is necessary. Con?
sequently the Island will doubtless be
located near the middle of the deep
channel.
Tho defonces of Tokio are regarded
as of exceptional merit and the island
constructed for the defence of tho har?
bor of that city closely meets tho re?
quirements of the entrance to the Vir?
ginia capes.
General Story Well Known Here.
General John P. Story, referred to
in the foregoing dispatch is well
known in this section. As "Colone?;!',
kjtory he was for a long time command-,
ant at Fort Monroe, which position he
held at tho time he received the pro?
motion to his present rank.
IU. S. TRAN8PORT ON REEFi
Thomas Runs 100 Feet on Coral
Bank off Guam.
(By Associated Proas.)
MANILA, P. Lj July 7.?The Unit?
ed States transport Thomas Is ashore
on a coral reef near tho Island of
.Guam. General Wood has naked
the secretary of -war for authority to
send the transport Meade to take off
the passengers and cargo of the
Thomas, whose position ds favorable
us long as good weather prevails.
The Thomas is reported to havo
run on the roof a distance of 100
feet. Kfforts to dislodge her thus far
have been futile. All on board tho
Thomas arc safe. She carried no
troops.
Cleveland Only Slightly III.
(By Associated Press.)
PRINSBTON, N. ,L, July 6.?For ]
mer President Grover Cleveland wflth
1b HI at his home here sent word
from his room today to a reporter
for the Associated Press that ho had
been slightly III, but is' feeling bet?
ter and will bo out in a day or two,
CONSTRUCTOR WOODWARD OIES
SUDDENLY WHILE TRAVELING
Telegram Received Here Last Night
Announced Death of Hromlnent
Figure in Naval Circles,
A telegram was received here last
night announcing tha?"'Constructor 3.
J.-Woodward, U. S. N., had died sud?
denly while on his way from Sen
Francisco to Washington.
' It seems that no Information con?
cerning the officer's death had r?ach
ed the navy department last night.
The Associated press was unable to
res
1906.
loarn anythlug In Wash ngton about
too doatb.
Constructor Woodward wna a prom*
incut figure in naval circles. Ho was
one of tho ranking constructors and la I
said to have boon chlot advisor to tho
Bocrctnry of tho navy. Ho was well
known h?re, having boon statlouod at
tho locul shipyard uu constructor for
several yours.
LONGWORTHS MEET FALL! ERES,
Americana Are Entertulned by the
President of Franoe.
(My AhmooIuU'iI Press.)
PARIS. July 6.?Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longwurth woro cnllers this
afternoon at tho Elysoo Paluco upon
President and Madame Fallloros.
They were accompaulod by Ambnssu*
dor und Mrs. McCormick.
Tho French President roculvcd his
American guests. Ill a private an Ion
without tho obBorvanco of tho least
coreinouy. No outsiders were present
during the call, which lasted tor a
quarter of an hour. During this time
President and Madame Falllores
chatted plcHBUiitly with their > vis
itora.
PLANT FINISHES TE8TIMONY.
Norfolk and Western Cass to Be
Taken Up. V
(My Associated Press.) ..' j
RICHMOND, VA., July tf.i-The
State Corporation Coinmdltco< today
concluded Its freight rnte hearing!
agnlnst tho Southern Railway with.
Ifhu winding up of the testimony of
Comptroller A. H. Plant. The fllnd*
lugs of tho commission will bo hand?
ed down later. Tho hearing of the
Norfolk and Woatern Road will bo
taken up Monday, Comptroller J. W,
Coxa, of tbnt Una, being tho first
wltnuss to bo examined therein.
ASSOCIATION CHANGES.
Norfolk Gets Richmond R. R. Y.
M. C. A. Man.
(By Associated Proas.)
"NORFOLK, VA.. July 6.?Edward
SlusHor, assistant secretary. at the
Railroad Young Men's Christian As?
sociation in Richmond, .Is to become
assistant at tho Norfolk Naval Young
Men's Chrlstlkn Association July 15,
succeeding George L. Woddhoilsn.
who goes, to tho , cotton factory
Young Mon's Christian Association
work In Columbia, 8. C. .
Seaboard Pays Dlvldenc,
(Uy Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, N. Y.. July 6.?An
nouncemont was made today that the
directors of tho Seaboard Air Lino
have declared a semi-annual dividend
of 2 1*2 per tout, on the prcforrcd
stock.
POUCr ASSASSINATED
Reign ^f- ** tfirrof ^ln Warsaw
Reaches Acute Stage,
CITY'S GUARDIANS SHOT DOWN
Men Threaten to Realgn, But Are Pre?
vented From Doing so From Fear of
Being Sent to Prison ? Rioting
Breaks Out In St. Petersburg.
(By Associates Press.)
WARSAW, RUSSIAN POLAND,July
6.?The reign of crime and terrorism
Is so great here that the police havo
decided to resign.
A few days ago, us a measure of
protection against assassination by
the revolutionists, the system of police
beats was abandoned and the police
wore formed' into partolu for mutual
self-protection against bomb throwing.
But this only made It easier for the
terrorists to shoot them.
Tho governor general when apprised
of the decision of the police to resign
threatened In arrest and punish those
who failed to appear for duty.
Rioting In Printing Office. .
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, July
6.?Rioting occurred today among tho
employes of the government printing
office, whore the plates for the paper
currency are engraved and printed.
The men left their work and went Into
the court yard of the building, singing
the "Marseillaise." '
Gendarmes and Cossacks were sum?
moned and drove back the demon?
strators Into the building, where, after
some parleying, they returned, td
work. '
Interior Minister Stolypln has re?
moved General Kourloff, the governor
of Minsk. General Kourloff was held
to be responsible for'the'anti-Jewish
excesses In Minsk In 'November last.
?howeraV rsaiurdayi ^
Sunday pertly cloudy '
fresh north winds.
PRICE TWO'CEl^S
AERONAUT PICKED OP
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Alter Sailing (or Two Hundred
"Biles He Is Rescued When
He Llghis In the Bay.
BP IN HIS AIRSHIP MANY HOURS ^
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Owes HI* Escape From Drowning to
Shifting Winds Which Kept Hit
Balloon Frorti Going Far Into the
Ocean?Moat W Hla Perlloua Trip
Made Over Water.' , .
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(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON, 'MIA HS., July 0.?'Atter
ouo of the moat remarkable bxperl
encoB In the history of aerial navl- , -
nation Jumos K. Allen, the aeronaut
who made a balloon ascciiHhin at
Provldenco, K. I., on tho Fourth of July
wan brought to this port tonight Ott
tho. Ashing schooner Francis V.
Sylvin. Allen wan picked up at son
7 miles off Chatham nt 7:30 o'clock
yesterday morning 18 1-2 hours attor
Ills departure from Providence.
Allen had a' narrow escape from
deatth by drowning, tho winds that
prevailed Wednesday having blown
IiIh balloon a long distance from
shore. Until news of IiIh nrlilVnl
hero became known, It had bcuu
thought that ho thud mot his dcafe,
as at the last time ho was sighted
on Wednesday evening hoWna travel?
ling out to sea.
That Allen is 'alive tdnlRht Iff due )
wholly to 'a fortunate shift qf the
wind. When ho niRdo his ajcunukm
at Provlderi.ce .ou. WedneHday ?.'tt\0
wind whs blowing a brisk tiroeea'-;1
from tho Southwest.
After Allen passed over Massachu?
setts Bny, his plight was more peril?
ous. Wednesday nlgthl he was over
Provlncetown. At this point, , tha
wind shifted from Southwest to.
Northeast und from Provlncetown
tho balloon sailed down the outer.
Cape Cod cobbI.
The balloon waa saved In good con?
dition. 'During his flight Allon cover
cd a total distance of about 200
miles, nearly ihalf of which was over
tho witter. The point where ho was
'picked up Is about 77 miles from .
Providence,, In ty dUrec|| Hn^, j . ^
NEW HOTEL TO BE BUILT
ON FEDERAL RESERVATION '
Sl 'elr* and McCandlleh Get Permle
{?on From Congress ot Erect
Building at Old Point.
(Special to tho Daily Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 6.?
One of the most important bills dur?
ing the Hoaalon of Congress Jiiat end- 1
ed was that of ?Representative. May-./
nard authorizing the building of a
hotel upon tho government resorva-v
tlon at Fort Monroe.
Thia bill la of importanCo (or many
reasons, and It has boon realized
for a long time that, If all the peo?
ple attend the Jamestown exposition'
that Its managers hope for, exten?
sive preparations will necessarily
have to be made for their accommo?
dation.
ThU bill authorized the secretary
of war to grant permission t? F. W.
Shield and Robert M'cCandlish. to
build the hotel upon Ike upper end ,
of the government reservation ? Ht
Fort Monroe, noRr whore the, Chesa?
peake and Ohio Railway Company'*'
tracks -cross the main read, subject
to the approval of the secretary of
war and under the l?we and regUlaV
tions of the State of Virginia.
It wns hlso provided that the build'
Inga so erected should be removed
at the expense of the ownora when;
the secretary of war should direct.
It was likewise provided that the,
privileges granted under the act
should bo null nnd' vold unless the
buildings were complete within twbf
years after its passage.
Dr. Shield and Mr. McCandllsh live
In Hampton.
Noted Anarchist Arrested.
(By Alaoclated Press.) ,
BERLIN, July 6.?An . anarchist
named Rosenburg, who is believed to
lip.ve come here in connection with a
plot against Kaiser William, was af-v
rested upon his arrival'from America,;